"Unscrupulous operators" who have been using Queensland as a dumping ground for commercial waste will be slugged a levy by the State Government, after nearly a million tonnes of rubbish was trucked in from over the border last financial year.

Researchers say an unprecedented ocean heatwave responsible for wiping out a range of species in WA waters seven years ago released huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — equivalent to the yearly output of two coal-fired power plants.

The federal Health Department's advice around a potentially toxic firefighting foam should include evidence it could cause adverse health effects, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians says, amid concerns the current guidelines are "confusing".

Your family dog is excessively drooling, having trouble breathing, and has started having seizures after coming into contact with a cane toad in the backyard. It can be quite terrifying, but you need to stay calm, because what you do next can mean the difference between life and death.

The fate of SA's deal with Elon Musk's Tesla to supply free household battery units to 50,000 homes is unclear, with new premier Steven Marshall offering no firm view on whether his Government will continue with the scheme.

Dogs Lilly and Sparky have been trained to sniff out endangered quolls, and are being used at a renewable energy construction site in far north Queensland in a project that could pave the way more wildlife detection dogs.

Australia will have to get creative if it's going to deal with the waste of 40 million people, but it could start by following the lead of Sweden, which has created a system that is reliant on waste as a fuel source.

An environment medicine specialist questions federal advice given to residents in the NT town of Katherine to not drink bore water and to avoid eating local fish while the Defence Force continues to say there are no health effects from PFAS chemicals.

Protesters who shut down part of Adani's north Queensland coal port have questioned why they were collectively fined almost $80,000 — more than six times what the mining company faces for dumping coal-polluted water.

After being released from their breeding program in 2017 in north-east Victoria, a pair of regent honeyeaters travelled hundreds of kilometres and emerged in a backyard in Victoria's Gippsland, indicating promising signs for the species' survival.

When Ray Whitby and his navy colleagues stepped onto the Montebello Islands wearing shorts, sandals and short-sleeved shorts — just after Britain had wrapped-up its nuclear weapons testing in 1958 — their lives would be changed forever.

Adani announced it had the green light to build Australia's largest coal mine last June, but after setbacks and uncertainty over its financial viability, even its local supporters are starting to become weary.

Author and photographer Phillip Bueller reflects on relics from the Cold war, space race and the Cuban missile crisis in his new book (un)thinkable, against the background of the threat of nuclear conflict in more recent times.